Victims and villains: anti-trafficking movement urged to tackle racial bias

Black victims of trafficking too often face suspicion or criminalisation by authorities, experts said

Bangladesh sex workers face hunger, abuse as coronavirus hits trade

Many are having to skip meals and report being beaten by brokers unpaid due to the lack of work

Descendants of slaves in Brazil count their dead from COVID-19

Brazilians of African heritage falling under the radar as coronavirus numbers rise

Footballer's crusade exposes long plight of Black migrants in Spain

Footballer Keita Balde intervened to help solve the decades-old plight of migrant fruit-pickers sleeping rough

U.S. finds Bangladesh improving anti-trafficking efforts in annual report

Bangladesh’s upgrade in the United States’ Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report reduces risk of U.S sanctions

Congo officials vow to tackle child labour at mines as virus threatens spike

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will increase monitoring for child labour in the mining sector as COVID-19 chokes the economy

Bangladesh arrests dozens after migrant workers murdered in Libya

Bangladesh Police say this was “strongest” operation against human traffickers in years

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Coronavirus pandemic makes more people vulnerable to trafficking, says annual U.S. report

The coronavirus pandemic has made more people vulnerable to human trafficking, an annual U.S. report concluded

Lloyd's of London to pay for 'shameful' Atlantic slave trade role

Lloyd's says sorry and that they will pay for past sins, pledging to fund opportunities for black and ethnic minority people

OPINION: Business schools should stop ignoring modern slavery

Slavery is a multi-billion business - it's time for researchers to start paying more attention to it

OPINION: BLM can help us free the 40 million slaves alive today, as well as condemning historical slavery

We must avoid our grandchildren having to pull down a new generation of statues

OPINION: Underused and overlooked, trade remedies may stop forced labour

Trade remedies may be more effective at preventing forced labour than criminal justice systems, but are frequently overlooked